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Chinese Man Survives Over 170 Days After Groundbreaking Pig Liver Transplant
A terminally ill Chinese man survived for more than 170 days after a genetically engineered pig liver was implanted in his body, doctors said.
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Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time
Chinese doctors said that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For The First Time In China
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Scientists Create Part-Human, Part-Pig Embryo
The experiment, described Thursday in the journal Cell, involves injecting human stem cells into the embryo of a pig, then implanting the embryo in the uterus of a sow and allowing it to grow. After four weeks, the stem cells had developed into the precursors of various tissue types, including heart, liver and neurons, and a small fraction of the d...
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Chinese Man Survives Over 170 Days After Groundbreaking Pig Liver Transplant
A terminally ill Chinese man survived for more than 170 days after a genetically engineered pig liver was implanted in his body, doctors said.
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Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time
Chinese doctors said that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For The First Time In China
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Scientists Create Part-Human, Part-Pig Embryo
The experiment, described Thursday in the journal Cell, involves injecting human stem cells into the embryo of a pig, then implanting the embryo in the uterus of a sow and allowing it to grow. After four weeks, the stem cells had developed into the precursors of various tissue types, including heart, liver and neurons, and a small fraction of the d...
